Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss this week’s announcement by Microsoft and the U.S. government that they detected a Chinese cyber hack by hacking group, Volt Typhoon, directed at critical infrastructure systems, including telecommunications gear, located in Guam and elsewhere in the United States.
Is China hacking Guam a prelude to a Taiwan invasion? Should the U.S. ramp up its response against China? Is the U.S. prepared to deter enemy action in the cyber domain?
Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!
Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/china-guam-malware-cyber-microsoft.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/24/china-hack-guam-taiwan/
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